Increasing Productivity
One way to increase productivity is by improving technology. Another is through long-term investment. Research and development, capital improvements, and workforce training can all be extremely expensive and may not pay off for years. But they do ge...
Subject: labor cost
Transcript: ITS K 12 EDUCATION. NARRATOR: THE URGENT NEED TO INVEST IN A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE BECOMES PAINFULLY APPARENT IN THE CONTEXT OF LABOR COSTS AND
Depreciating Business Assets
The advantages, from a business perspective, of spreading the value of an asset over several years. This lesson also distinguishes between tangible and intangible assets.
Subject: cost
Transcript: HE CAN DEPRECIATE IT AND DEDUCT THE COST FROM HIS COMPANY'S TAXES. SO I'M SURE HE'LL SAVE A BUNDLE. AH HA, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I COULD FIX ANYTHING I
Personal Insurance
A more personal look at insurance including motor vehicle and life insurance, liability coverage, determining annual premiums, and reading tables.
Subject: cost
Transcript: 'S INSURANCE COSTS FOR A CAR LIKE MY WIFE WANTS. GOTTA GO. I'M MEETING MY WIFE TO LOOK AT NEW CARS. MIGHT AS WELL HUMOR HER, EVEN THOUGH I'M PRETTY SURE I
Pricing Products and Services
Basic formulas for calculating markup, markdown and cost, and how to apply the concept of percent to markup and markdown problems.
Subject: cost
Transcript: PRODUCTS WHILE THE OTHER DEALS IN SERVICES. BUT THE MANAGERS OF BOTH BUSINESSES HAVE THE SAME WORRIES AND HEADACHES FOR THINGS LIKE COST, PRICING, AND
Inventory Control
The importance of minimizing unsalable or surplus merchandise is the focus of this video. Inventory control is presented as a strategy for business management and marketing, not just recordkeeping.
Subject: cost
Transcript: THIS TOY STORE, THE INVENTORY ON JUNE 1ST IS $2 MILLION, BASED ON RETAIL COST. WHEN INVENTORY IS TAKEN AGAIN ON JUNE 30TH HOWEVER, IT'S UP TO $3 MILLION
Financial Statements
Study the two most basic financial statements of any business -- the income statement and the balance sheet
Subject: cost
Transcript: SECOND, WHAT IS IT COSTING US TO GET IT. AN INCOME STATEMENT IS A PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT. IT SHOWS ALL OF THE INCOME THAT YOU TOOK IN FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Practical Problem: Predicting the Costs for a Business
Using a linear equation to calculate the cost of building thirty tables to sell.
Subject: cost
Transcript: FIRST MONTH, SHE BUILT 5. HER COSTS WERE $168. THAT'S THE SUM OF HER COSTS FOR MATERIALS PER TABLE PLUS HER FIXED MONTHLY EXPENSES. THE TABLES SOLD
System of Two Equations: A Revenue Graph and a Cost Graph
Using a system of equations to plot a business's break-even point.
Subject: cost
Transcript: PRODUCTION IS CALLED COST. TO MAKE A PROFIT, REVENUE HAS TO BE GREATER THAN COST. A BUSINESS DETERMINES ITS PROFIT WITH TWO EQUATIONS, ONE FOR REVENUE AND ONE
Business Discount, The
How businesses make a profit. Discusses the advantages of cash discounts to the sellers as well as the buyer.
Subject: cost
Transcript: YOU BUY ONE OR TWO. [NARRATOR]: IF MANUFACTURERS HAD TO SELL CARS ONE BY ONE, THE COST OF EACH CAR LEAVING THE FACTORY WOULD GO UP DUE TO THE COST OF
Percent in Word Problems: Problem About Profit, A
: "profit" and "original cost." Otherwise, the setting up of proportions and cross-multiplying are done just as they've been in previous clips.
Subject: cost